Functions that the Authority may delegate only to the DPCC
6.—(1) The Authority may not make arrangements under article 4(1) for the delegation of the following functions of the Authority to any person other than the DPCC—
(a)the function of determining the Authority’s priorities and objectives for the purposes of the fire and rescue plan and the fire and rescue statement;
(b)the function of attendance at a meeting of the Police, Fire and Crime Panel for Northamptonshire in compliance with a requirement of the Panel to do so(1);
(c)the function of appointing a local auditor under section 7 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (appointment of local auditor)(2);
(d)the function of deciding whether to enter a liability limitation agreement under section 14 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (limitation of local auditor’s liability).
(2) In paragraph (1)(b) “Police, Fire and Crime Panel for Northamptonshire” means the police and crime panel established and maintained in accordance with Schedule 6 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (police and crime panels)(3) for the Northamptonshire police area.
See section 29 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 as applied with modifications by paragraph 9 of Schedule A2 to the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004.
2011 c. 13; Schedule 6 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 was amended by paragraph 92 of Schedule 1 to the Policing and Crime Act 2017.